State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Todd

LAVENDER, Justice:

Complainant, the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) charged respondent, Kenneth V. Todd with misconduct warranting discipline. We hold the OBA did not prove by clear and convincing evidence Todd engaged in deceitful or fraudulent conduct toward an opposing party, but the OBA did prove he engaged in deceitful or fraudulent conduct in presentation of evidence to a tribunal to obtain a default judgment.1 Such misconduct warrants a six (6) month suspension from the practice of law.

In attorney disciplinary proceedings this Court’s determinations are made de novo. State ex rel.…